Key Terms:
Skyscrapers: Large, multistory buildings.
Mass Transit: Public transportation systems.
Suburbs: Residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of a city.
Nouveau Riche: A french term meaning "Newly rich", which was naming the new class of "wealthy city dwellers".
Conspicuous Consumption: Spending money to show off one's wealth.
Tenements: Poorly built apartment buildings for poor people.
Settlement Houses: Community service centers.
Social Gospel: This stated that people should use Christian values to address social problems.
Key People:
Elisha Otis: Invented the mechanized elevator.
Jane Addams: The leader of the American settle house movement.
Janie Porter Barrett: Founded the Locust Street Social Settlement for African Americans.
Caroline Bartlett: The organizer of the People's Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Summary:
The Changing City
*Before the Second Industrial Revolution, cities were pretty small, but after, new technological inventions and innovations and more people coming to the USA resulted in the changing of urban society.
*Because of the invention of the elevator, architects could easily build tall buildings without having to worry about how many stairs people could comfortably climb.
*Architects used steel frames to support the building, and now less space was devoted to supporting the building and there was room for other things.
*The development of mass transit made cities grow.
*Before mass transit, most cities only covered about three square miles, but now that people no longer had to walk everywhere, cities covered up to 20 square miles.
*Commuter railroads allowed people to live just outside the city and still access what they needed.
Upper Class Life
*The social habits of society were changing, and wealthy were now richer than ever before.
Conspicuous Consumption
*The rich often bragged about their wealth by spending their money.
*The rich had extravagant houses and even better summer country houses which imitated gothic castles or Italian Renaissance palaces.
*The ways of the wealthy were often criticized, as they didn't care about anyone but themselves.
Imitating British Victorian Culture
*Many rich people lived by the strict standards of social behavior and etiquette of the British Victorian Culture.
*The way that the members of America's upper class behaved held up an ideal for domestic life.
Middle Class Life
*The growth of industries also caused the number of middle class citizens, as they worked under large business owners.
Professionalization
*New industries demanded that their workers be educated, unlike the time before the later 1800s.
*Professional schools and organizations were created to set standards, issue licenses, and review practices within specialized practices.
Middle Class Women
*Even though there was a high demand for middle class workers, few women could actually find a professional job, but some did.
*Most middle class women did work around the house, but it was made easier by innovations such as running water.
How The Poor Lived
*Most people lived off low wages and had to rent out parts of their homes!
*The poor lived in tenements, usually near the factories where they worked, and the conditions weren't good.
*African Americans often faced worse conditions, where they had very low wages, high rent prices, and faced frequent police harassment.
The Drive for Reform
*The government didi little to help the poor, but a group of people were certain that more could be and had to be done.
The Settlement Houses
*Settlement houses were established to help the poor get education, skills training, and cultural events.
*Jane Addams was born into a wealthy family, and after a back problem ended her medical studies, she set out to help the poor.
*Addams began he work in 1889, and her and Ellen Gates Starr made the Hull house.
*Her goal was to provide cultural and social services for needy Americans, and improve their living conditions.
*She also hoped that the Hull House would provide job opportunities for young women as volunteers.
*The volunteers were usually young, college educated women who set up a day nursery.
*Addams also promoted women's suffrage and was president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
*Hull House was a model for others who wanted to help the poor, and many more such houses were founded.
The Social Gospel Movement
*Protestant ministers also joined the fight to end poverty, as they felt it was their duty to confront social issues.
*Many churches tried to act according to the Social Gospel by providing classes, counseling, job training, libraries, and other social services.
1/13/12
USHCP
Mr. Masterson
Key Terms:
Skyscrapers: Large, multistory buildings.
Mass Transit: Public transportation systems.
Suburbs: Residential neighborhoods on the outskirts of a city.
Nouveau Riche: A french term meaning "Newly rich", which was naming the new class of "wealthy city dwellers".
Conspicuous Consumption: Spending money to show off one's wealth.
Tenements: Poorly built apartment buildings for poor people.
Settlement Houses: Community service centers.
Social Gospel: This stated that people should use Christian values to address social problems.
Key People:
Elisha Otis: Invented the mechanized elevator.
Jane Addams: The leader of the American settle house movement.
Janie Porter Barrett: Founded the Locust Street Social Settlement for African Americans.
Caroline Bartlett: The organizer of the People's Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Summary:
The Changing City
*Before the Second Industrial Revolution, cities were pretty small, but after, new technological inventions and innovations and more people coming to the USA resulted in the changing of urban society.
*Because of the invention of the elevator, architects could easily build tall buildings without having to worry about how many stairs people could comfortably climb.
*Architects used steel frames to support the building, and now less space was devoted to supporting the building and there was room for other things.
*The development of mass transit made cities grow.
*Before mass transit, most cities only covered about three square miles, but now that people no longer had to walk everywhere, cities covered up to 20 square miles.
*Commuter railroads allowed people to live just outside the city and still access what they needed.
Upper Class Life
*The social habits of society were changing, and wealthy were now richer than ever before.
Conspicuous Consumption
*The rich often bragged about their wealth by spending their money.
*The rich had extravagant houses and even better summer country houses which imitated gothic castles or Italian Renaissance palaces.
*The ways of the wealthy were often criticized, as they didn't care about anyone but themselves.
Imitating British Victorian Culture
*Many rich people lived by the strict standards of social behavior and etiquette of the British Victorian Culture.
*The way that the members of America's upper class behaved held up an ideal for domestic life.
Middle Class Life
*The growth of industries also caused the number of middle class citizens, as they worked under large business owners.
Professionalization
*New industries demanded that their workers be educated, unlike the time before the later 1800s.
*Professional schools and organizations were created to set standards, issue licenses, and review practices within specialized practices.
Middle Class Women
*Even though there was a high demand for middle class workers, few women could actually find a professional job, but some did.
*Most middle class women did work around the house, but it was made easier by innovations such as running water.
How The Poor Lived
*Most people lived off low wages and had to rent out parts of their homes!
*The poor lived in tenements, usually near the factories where they worked, and the conditions weren't good.
*African Americans often faced worse conditions, where they had very low wages, high rent prices, and faced frequent police harassment.
The Drive for Reform
*The government didi little to help the poor, but a group of people were certain that more could be and had to be done.
The Settlement Houses
*Settlement houses were established to help the poor get education, skills training, and cultural events.
*Jane Addams was born into a wealthy family, and after a back problem ended her medical studies, she set out to help the poor.
*Addams began he work in 1889, and her and Ellen Gates Starr made the Hull house.
*Her goal was to provide cultural and social services for needy Americans, and improve their living conditions.
*She also hoped that the Hull House would provide job opportunities for young women as volunteers.
*The volunteers were usually young, college educated women who set up a day nursery.
*Addams also promoted women's suffrage and was president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
*Hull House was a model for others who wanted to help the poor, and many more such houses were founded.
The Social Gospel Movement
*Protestant ministers also joined the fight to end poverty, as they felt it was their duty to confront social issues.
*Many churches tried to act according to the Social Gospel by providing classes, counseling, job training, libraries, and other social services.